Senior Physiotherapist
The closing date is 29 April 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced, proactive and self‑motivated physiotherapist, with excellent caseload management and communication skills to work within the Community Response Service Physiotherapy team within the Blyth locality.
This role aims to enable patients with a wide variety of conditions to be as independent as possible within their own environment by providing specialist physiotherapy assessment and interventions. The team comprises of registered Physiotherapists and Technical Instructors.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will need to be flexible in their approach to the role. We follow an integrated therapeutic approach to client intervention and are looking to recruit people with a broad experience within MSK, falls, neurological conditions and general elderly frail conditions/multiple co‑morbidities.
* Triage and prioritise new referrals received into the service
* Responsibility for a designated varied caseload of patients: to organise this effectively and efficiently with regards to clinical priorities and use of time.
* To undertake a comprehensive assessment of patients including those with diverse or complex presentations using clinical reasoning skills.
* Support patients with individualised goal setting, education and care plans to work towards fulfilling their potential in a goal orientated way. Working in partnership with patients, relatives, reablement staff, and externally with other agencies.
* Completing all required training and ensuring own continued professional development.
* To provide line management, supervision, support, guidance and training to Technical Instructors and students.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides a number of staff benefits including personal car lease scheme, discounted gym membership and an attractive pension scheme.
Qualifications
* BSc Hons Degree in Physiotherapy or equivalent.
* HCPC Registration.
* Student clinical educator qualification with experience of supervising students or willing to undertake training within 18 months of commencement.
* Post Graduate training relevant to specialist area.
* Extensive relevant postgraduate training in specialist field.
* Recognised training qualification and experience in the supervision of undergraduate students.
* Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy.
Experience and Knowledge
* Documented evidence of continuing professional development.
* Experience of providing Physiotherapy in varied settings.
* Community experience.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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